Social Dynamics: Connectivity: Creativity: Relationships

Monday, November 21, 2011 by Community Blogger

CoreNet Global Summit
Atlanta, Ga. - November 6-8

By: Troy Whittington, Director of Business Development

Upon returning from the CoreNet Global Summit in Atlanta, Ga. earlier this month, I am excited to bring back to our Indy Partnership team the excellent ideas and discussions I shared with some of the country’s top corporate real estate (CRE) decision makers.

CoreNet Global is the leading professional association for corporate real estate and workplace executives. CoreNet Global Summits assemble a forum of the leading thinkers and strategists in corporate real estate from around the world. Discussions and break-out sessions focus on how CRE’s can keep pace on a global level. This year’s summit had an attendance of nearly 2,000 top corporate real estate (CRE) decision makers and focused on “Social Dynamics” with a series of educational and networking opportunities, along with a pavilion for companies to set up booths, network and learn more about the industry from its top leaders. 

Throughout the three day summit, I had the opportunity to attend roundtable discussions with leading site consultants, meet with corporate real estate executives and brokers on a regional and national scope:

Del Boyette, Principal, Boyette Strategic Advisors
Kate McEnroe, President, Kate McEnroe Consulting
Edward McCallum Jr., Senior Principal, McCallum Sweeney Consulting, Inc
Don Schjeldahl, V.P. & Director for Facilities, Location, The Austin Company
Kristin Beatty, Managing Director,Consulting, CB Richard Ellis
J. Michael Mullis, President/CEO, J.M. Mullis, Inc

I also extended the trip to include office visits and meetings with four corporate real estate firms in the Atlanta area which I believe will be extremely beneficial to our organization as we move forward.

About CoreNet:
CoreNet Global is the world’s leading association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace professionals, service providers and economic developers. With 7,000 members, who include 70 percent of the top 100 U.S. companies and nearly half of the Global 2000. CoreNet meets locally, globally and virtually to develop networks, share knowledge and network professionally.

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SIOR World Conference

Friday, November 18, 2011 by Community Blogger
By:  Troy Whittington, Director of Business Development

The Indy Partnership is proud to have joined the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) in working to market Central Indiana at this year’s Society of Industrial and Office Realtor’s (SIOR) Fall World Conference.

Held October 22-21, 2011 in Chicago, Ill., SIOR’s semi-annual conference provided the ideal outlet for members to increase their professionalism and enhance their business networks. The conference included educational programming for real estate continuing education credits, as well as a variety of business and social activities.

The Indy Partnership has been actively involved in the SIOR World Conference for the past five years. The conference has proved to be a successful prospecting activity for the Partnership and is considered an important part of the overall marketing and networking strategy for Indy Partnership and IEDC.

With hundreds of participants, the conference and exhibit hall schedule provided Indy Partnership’s Director of Business Development Services, Troy Whittington, ample opportunities to meet with SIOR members and promote Greater Indianapolis to 625 brokers over the two-day period.

SIOR is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,000 members in more than 580 cities in 28 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists. Real estate professionals who have earned the SIOR designation are recognized by corporate real estate executives, commercial real estate brokers, agents, lenders, and other real estate professionals as the most capable and experienced brokerage practitioners in any market.

SIOR also includes associate members who include corporate executives, developers, educators, and other involved in the commercial real estate industry.
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